1. The determined one seeking guidance has cast off desires
Yet I see your desires trailing long trains
١. حَذَفَ المُنى عَنهُ المُشَمِّرُ في الهُدى
وَأَرى مُناكَ طَويلَةَ الأَذيالِ
2. Man has many tricks in life
But death cuts short the trickster's schemes
٢. حِيَلُ اِبنِ آدَمَ في الحَياةِ كَثيرَةٌ
وَالمَوتُ يَقطَعُ حِيلَةَ المُحتالِ
3. I weighed asking and found it far outweighed
Every other knowing pulled along by questions
٣. قِستُ السُؤالَ فَكانَ أَعظَمَ قيمَةً
مِن كُلَّ عارِفَةٍ جَرَت بِسُؤالِ
4. So if you are tested with offering your face asking
Then offer it to the noble and gracious
٤. فَإِذا اِبتُليتَ بِبَذلِ وَجهِكَ سائِلاً
فَاِبذُلهُ لِلمُتَكَرِّمِ المِفضالِ
5. And if you fear hardship in a town
Then brace yourself for promptly moving on
٥. وَإِذا خَشيتَ تَعَذُّراً في بَلدَةٍ
فَاِشدُد يَدَيكَ بِعاجِلِ التَرحالِ
6. And be patient with all that is not as you wish
The relief of afflictions comes like loosing knots
٦. وَاِصبِر عَلى غِيَرِ الزَمانِ فَإِنَّما
فَرَجُ الشَدائِدِ مِثلُ حَلِّ عِقالِ